Hit the road for a "One-Tank Trip" around Southern Ontario.
Adventures worth the drive from the syndicated newspaper/web column by Jim Fox

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Saturday, September 26, 2015

Learn how to improve
your space – whether it’s a downtown condo or a place by the lake – at two of
the season’s biggest consumer shows.

A little
inspiration is offered at the Toronto Fall Home Show at the Better Living
Centre, (195 Princes Blvd.) Exhibition Place, from October 1 to 4 and the Fall
Cottage Life Show at the International Centre in Mississauga, Oct. 23 to 25.

Learn all about
downtown condominium living at the Toronto Fall Home Show. (Light Monkey
Photography)

“Become inspired
and informed with helpful advice, thousands of ideas and the hottest new
products,” said Tina Holmes, show manager.

“Whether they are big or small, a house or a
condo, each space is unique,” she added.

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Simcoe, Ontario -
the Norfolk County Fair & Horse Show presented by Scotiabank is
thrilled to announce the Friday night concert performance for the
Grandstand at this year’s fair.

On Friday, October 9th
at 8:00 p.m., the Eastlink Concert Series presents Platinum selling
Canadian pop rock band Marianas Trench. Having released their album
with the chart slamming Pop 101 last year, the band followed up with
“Here’s to the Zeros”, an anthem to the uncool to huge success.

Unparalleled multiple award winning videos that include “Stutter” and
“Haven’t Had Enough” have secured millions of YouTube viewers and
dedicated fans that are flooding their current sold-out tour in the
USA.

“These guys are the hardest working band in Canada” said Fair
General Manager George Araujo, “There songs reflect what’s happening
right now and their show is even more fun than their videos.”

TORONTO – This year, the sixth annual Culture Days weekend coincides with Craft Year 2015, a year-long, nation-wide
festival promoting craft as a key player on the Canadian cultural landscape.

To
mark the occasion, Ontario Culture Days has teamed up with Craft Ontario to encourage
craft makers to offer free hands-on craft activities to the public during the
Culture Days weekend that launches on September 25-27th. More
than 150 free craft activities are offered across the
province.

According to Citizens
of Craft, craft products contributed $2.8 billion to the national economy last
year. Not only are craft-makers a vibrant part of our economy, they add vitality
to our local cultures and communities. These sophisticated creative entrepreneurs
are feeding the general public’s insatiable appetite for unique handmade
products.

With a growing consumer consciousness and appreciation for how and
where our food, fashion, furnishings and other products are made, there has
never been a better time for craft-makers to share their creations.

Toronto:September 14, 2015.Whether you visit your cottage year round, or only
get there during the warmer months, now is the time to start planning next
year’s big projects for your retreat.

The
Fall Cottage Life Show, featuring more than 200 exhibitors, happens October 23-25, 2015, at The International Centre. If you want
to be ready for next spring, now is
the time to start researching your new deck, ordering a new dock, planning a
renovation, finalizing the budget, or doing a teardown and starting from
scratch.

The
show is dedicated
to cottage and country home renovations, construction, building products,
design, and architectural services along with the fun stuff like boats, docks,
water toys, arts and decor, food and drink, furnishings for indoors and out,
and finding those holiday or special gifts. Anyone who owns or dreams of owning
a cottage, camp, chalet, country home, or rural retreat, or those who just like
to relax in their own backyard, are welcome to come and spend some time at our
cottage at the Fall Cottage Life Show.